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The Tigris & Euphrates river / Shane Mountjoy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mountjoy, Shane, 1967-
- Series:
- Rivers in world history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tigris River--Juvenile literature.
- Tigris River.
- Euphrates River--Juvenile literature.
- Euphrates River.
- Physical Description:
- 116 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Chelsea House, 2005.
- Summary:
- - Features the history and geography of each river- Documents how these waterways were corridors for exploration, cultural exchange, conflict, migrations, trade, and economic development- Meets high school social studies standards.
- Contents:
- The twin rivers of the Fertile Crescent
- The emergence of the first civilization
- Southern Mesopotamia : the early Babylonian Empire
- The Assyrian Empire
- Persians, Greeks, Muslims, and Turks
- Mesopotamia in the 20th century
- The modern rivers' impact on Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-108) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0791082466
- OCLC:
- 56214199
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